David Vertesi is best known as part of the Vancouver indie pop group, Hey Ocean!, although has branched out a bit and recently completed his debut solo album, Cardiography. Set to be released on October 26th through File...

Not everyone who sings about our little regional bubble is from the Southern California area, so I decided to place a few tracks at the head of the show today that offer a alternative viewpoint – maybe not pleasing to...

Formed in 2001, The Paperbacks have operated consistently and quietly from their home base in Winnipeg, Canada, gathering a dedicated following and building up an impressive catalogue of songs and accomplishments....

Simplifires’ Twitter bio identifies them as Mexican Irish rock band, although they did unfortunately have to group this with a disclaimer that the lyrics are in English, due to traditional pigeonholers...

Jody Porter is a New York City-based guitarist who has spent the past decade playing and co-singing in the Grammy-nominated powerpop band Fountains of Wayne. He is also know for collaborations with artists such as Albert...

With Nice, Nice, Very Nice, Vancouver’s Dan Mangan seems to be unwilling to pitch his musical flag in any single section of the record store. He dabbles and teases genre all the way from the indie-rock roar of this...

Wintersleep’s fourth album, New Inheritors was born on the road. Since the 2007 release of The Juno Award winning Welcome to the Night Sky, Wintersleep has been performing endlessly all over North America, Europe and...

On May 28, 2009, Seattle’s HARVEY DANGER announced that “After 15 years, three albums, hundreds of shows, and far more twists and turns than we ever imagined possible, we’ve decided to put Harvey Danger...

Old Canes is a band from Lawrence, Kansas headed up by Appleseed Cast front man Chris Crisci.  The band also includes Kelly Hangauer (4th Of July), Lucas Oswald (Minus Story), Taylor Holenbeck, Joey Henry (Calamity Cubes),...

Satellite Stories are a four-piece from Oulu Finland who are just a few short weeks away from releasing their first promo EP, and I must say its pretty solid after hearing just the few tracks on their social profile. Their...

Aurora Onatario’s Ruby Coast have re-entered the frame with unbridled enthusiasm in the form of two brand new songs from the upcoming album, two new videos, and a whack load of North American tour dates – over a...

IR’s SoCal Sessions return after close to a years absence, bringing quality tracks from San Diego, Temecula, Long Beach, and basically all over the LA and OC regions. Please listen and help support these artists’...

LA-based songwriter Lelia Broussard, originally from the bayous of South Louisiana, is set to unleash her third full-length release, ‘MASQUERADE’ (November 2nd, Self-Release). With masterful production by Dan Romer...

The Beginning: Brit recorded an EP titled “Chapter One.” After its release, she realized it would be impossible to create the same sounds live without either growing octopus tentacles or putting a band together. ...

London’s SWIMFASTER GODWHISPERS is back deep into Season 2 (aka Kolossus) of their singles release schedule. A Man From the Ivory Coast is the 11th single in their seasonal episodic release of 15th singles, each one...

San Francisco’s RETURN TO MONO returns to our blog this morning at 6AM with breathy yet beautiful sonic perfection in their newest album Framebreaker, hitting shelves in a few short months on Nov. 10. Doomsday Device,...

Flugente (pronounced FLOOG-en-teh) is the solo project of former The Blam front man Jerry Adler. Musically, it is a near 180-degree shift from the electric guitar driven, generally up-tempo, hook laden avant-pop of his indie...

With Y LA BAMBA, Luzelena Mendoza draws from both her strict Catholic upbringing as an only daughter of a Mexican immigrant and a debilitating illness that led her to fall away from her faith, to create what LA Weekly calls...

Colorado’s The Still City put out their full length We Will Explain Everything in January 2010 which has been receiving rave local reviews. This independent release provides an emotional auditory mountain range with...

From the Haddons, the Hills and the Heights of suburban New Jersey, comes It’s a King Thing. Their songs can beat up your band’s songs. For the better part of last year, It’s a King Thing has been recording Buffalo...

Beloved Rogue is a newly formed Brooklyn trio making music full of hazy imagery with hints of nostalgia and melancholy. Heavily reverbed vocals are buried under layers of delicate, melodic guitars that occasionally...

Kelsey Elise Brown was born in Little Rock, AR in 1992. She sang with her grandfather’s bluegrass band at a young age and moved to Texas in 1997. She has been classically trained in voice, but began writing music and...

This is the new name for the Glasgow, UK based band Union of Knives, changed up in early 2010. We discovered this Glasgow, UK based group through Admiral Fallow’s Facebook page.  They were posting about a compilation...

Sleeperstar is a predominantly pop-rock group started in Dallas, Texas in 2007. Chris Pearson sings lead vocals and is joined by Nick Box on guitar, Jake Lester on keyboard, Shaun Menary on drums, and Brandon Rosas on bass....

On September 28th, Vagrant Records will release the latest studio album from Pete Yorn. Produced by Frank Black (The Pixies), this visceral 11-song collection follows Yorn’s two 2009 releases. Yorn’s forthcoming album, a...

Tiddabadés is a Wellington based dancecore four piece in New Zealand, apparently self-proclaimed as “The Most Mispronounced Band In The Southern Hemisphere ™ “. Formerly Batman Tiddabadés, they weld the...

All the songs in this collection “It’s Been A Long Day” were recorded from 1991-1998. All have previously been released on various compilations and 7 inches with the exception of “Long Day”,...

Bottomless Pit was formed in the fall of 2005 by erstwhile Silkworm members Tim Midgett and Andy Cohen. Their longtime friends Chris Manfrin (Seam) and Brian Orchard (.22) complete the quartet. Blood Under the Bridge is the...

New York’s Ra Ra Riot recently sent out a free gift to their fanbase to all those that had downloaded the original version of “Boy,” the very first single from their album The Orchard, which drops in a few...

Somewhere in between breaks during Alkaline Trio’s relentless touring schedule, Matt Skiba found time to demo and record a whole slew of new songs. It’s been more than ten years since his last solo album (a split...

What smells like special and sounds like awesome? Dubbed ‘Best Lounge Act of 2009’ by New York Magazine, Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra play a brand of uncategorizable folk/jazz/country/lounge- lizardry that’s...

Middle Distance Runner is an indie pop group hailing from the District of Columbia. The group was started in 1998 by Allan Chappelear, Erik Dean and Steve Kilroy. Over the next few years, members Jay Smith and Ian Glinka...